Administrative Enforcement Actions

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The Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) and the County Agricultural Commissioners take administrative enforcement action in several ways.

DPR fines companies and individuals who sell unregistered or misbranded pesticide products, or fail to pay required fees on pesticide sales.
DPR can levy penalties on companies and individuals that violate pesticide laws, for example, make applications that sicken people or contaminate the environment.
The County Agricultural Commissioners are the primary enforcement agencies for pesticide use violations and can levy civil penalties. They also have the authority to revoke or suspend the registration of companies and individuals who do business in their counties.
DPR can also revoke or suspend the license of individuals and companies to do pest control work, sell pesticides, or advise on pest control in California.

In addition, DPR and the Commissioners can refer cases to the State Attorney General and county district attorneys for prosecution to levy civil or criminal penalties.

Administrative Enforcement Actions

Not all state and county enforcement actions are tracked in online databases. Those that are include:

County civil penalties and administrative actions
Final enforcement orders
- DPR decisions on appeals of commissioner enforcement actions or appeals from those decisions in Superior Court
- Structural Disciplinary Review Committee decisions on appeal of commissioner enforcement actions
Fines and settlements for unregistered or misbranded products, and for failure to pay required mill assessment fees

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